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Midgame doubles #1

Posted By: Timothy Chow
Date: Monday, 19 June 2017, at 10:33 p.m.

In Response To: Midgame doubles #1 (Karol Szczerek)

Good one. The main question I see is whether to play 7/3*(2). If we don't, then certainly 24/20(2) is half of my play, and then because of the race I'm inclined to just race by continuing to the 16pt—if we could play 13/9(2) without leaving a blot on the midpoint then I'd prefer that, but I don't like leaving that blot. 24/16(2) looks to me like the DMP play. The main disadvantage is that it leaves 8 shots.

If we play 7/3*(2), then I'm less sure how to play the remaining two 4's. The thematic blitz play is to make another point with 8/4(2), but an alternative is to play 24/20(2). I'm a bit uneasy about committing to a blitz when White has already made her 4pt. If the blitz fails then our back checkers could get stuck and White will have more control of the outfield. On the other hand 24/20(2) 7/3*(2) seems to leave us with a weak structure that is prone to future blotting even if we're not hit right away.

I would go with 24/16(2) but without much confidence.

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